Amy Richardson 
Prof Briony McDonagh, Coast-R Network lead, reflects on the successes of the Network’s first year, and looks forward to the next programme milestones. 1st July marked the beginning of Year 2 of the Coast-R Network programme, which will be led by colleagues at the University of Glasgow. In the last couple of weeks, we have … Read more
Amy McCarron is a Research Fellow working on the Resilient Coastal Communities and Seas (ReCCS) programme-funded TRANSECTS project. Here, she introduces herself and reflects on attending Flood & Coast 2025 for the first time. My research draws on both historical analysis and participatory approaches to understand lived experiences of change over time. Earlier this summer, … Read more
The UK Coastal Research Conference took place in Liverpool from 1–3 July 2025. Dr Charlotte Lyddon represented the Coast-R Network and reports back on the event, which brought together coastal researchers and practitioners from across the country. I really enjoyed the opportunity to connect with attendees throughout the event to share the motivations, aims, and … Read more
We launched a series of informative monthly webinars on different aspects of coastal resilience back in May. Read on for details of our next session and how to access recordings of our previous sessions. Each webinar consists of two or more speakers, and aims to bring a range of perspectives and experiences to a wider … Read more
Dr Kate Smith of our Coast-R Network team was the proud recipient of the Rising Star category of the Women in Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (WiFCERM) Awards 2025 at last night’s annual Flood & Coast conference dinner. The Rising Star Award is given to an individual in the earlier stages of their career in flood and coastal … Read more
Assoc Prof Karen Alexander, Project lead for TRANSitions In Energy For Coastal Communities Over Time And Space (TRANSECTS), reports on their second Annual Meeting. The whole research team gathered in Stromness, Orkney (and online) to reflect on progress, share insights and plan the road ahead. Meeting Sessions Held at the International Centre for Island Technology, … Read more
Are you a member of a voluntary, community or other type of third sector organisation working in the area of coastal resilience? Would you like to contribute to the strategic direction of the Coast-R Network, and the achievement of its objectives? If so, then we’d like to hear from you! We are currently seeking to … Read more
11am-12noon, Tues 7 October 2025, online Applications to the first round of the Coast-R Network Small Grants Fund are open until 4pm on 31 October 2025. Round 1 of our Small Grants Fund will offer awards of between £5,000 & £25,000 to support small scale, place-based projects. These must involve early career researchers in two-way … Read more
2-3pm, Wed 17 September 2025, online The fourth session in our Coast-R Network Webinars Series is on ‘ Strategic Coastal Monitoring – a Resource for Resilience’. We look forward to welcoming: The webinar will be chaired by the Coast-R Network’s Prof Stuart McLelland. Stuart is Deputy Director of the Energy and Environment Institute at the … Read more
11-12 September 2025 University of Glasgow How can we work well together across interfaces to build more resilient coastal communities and seas? *Interfaces refer to working with communities of people across the dynamic land-sea interface to co-create practices to help society shift to live more resiliently with our changing coastal seas. Join us for the … Read more
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